Associate Professor of Philosophy; Director, Center for Public Philosophy

My current research resides in the fields of epistemology and the philosophy of psychology. I have also published papers in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, and on David Hume and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

I am currently writing a book on motivated reasoning (cognitive dissonance, rationalization, self-deception, etc.) and, in particular, on the role it plays in especially intelligent, reflective, and sincere thinkers. All considerations point to the conclusion that its role is substantial and consequential, and cannot be ignored.